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May 22, 1995
The University Record, May 22, 1995 $3 million trust fund creates professorship, helps students at Medical Center A $3 million trust fund at the Medical School will create an endowed professorship and also help students in need of financial assistance. The faculty position will be known as the J. Griswold Ruth, M.D., and Margery Hopkins…
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May 22, 1995
The University Record, May 22, 1995 Sloan Foundation awards $2.2 million for trucking research By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services The School of Business Administration, in partnership with the College of Engineering, has been awarded $2.2 million by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to find ways the trucking industry can better support the efforts…
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May 22, 1995
The University Record, May 22, 1995 Toxin allows smoothing of facial wrinkles without surgery Medical Center Public Relations The toxin that causes botulism, a rare but serious form of poisoning caused by eating contaminated canned or preserved food, is the most potent poison known to man. But at the Medical Center, facial plastic surgeons are…
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May 22, 1995
The University Record, May 22, 1995 Survey finds strong polarity in doctors’ views on assisted suicide By Joan Siefert Rose Medical Center Public Relations As the national debate continues on the legal and ethical issues surrounding the assisted suicide of patients by Dr. Jack Kevorkian, a new survey of Michigan oncologists finds that nearly 21…
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May 22, 1995
The University Record, May 22, 1995 Stewart will be Heller Professor Prof. Paul Stewart will hold the Catherine B. Heller Collegiate Professorship of Art, effective May 1. His appointment was approved by the Regents at their April meeting. “A prolific artist who is internationally recognized, Prof. Stewart has been included in Who’s Who in American…
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May 22, 1995
The University Record, May 22, 1995 State appropriations picture looks brighter By Julie Peterson News and Information Services Michigan universities made some headway in Lansing last week when the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education voted to allocate an additional $25 million to the state’s 15 public institutions. But shrinking state revenue projections for fiscal…
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May 22, 1995
The University Record, May 22, 1995 Next 12 months could bring good sunspot viewing Skywatchers who glance at the rising or setting sun are sometimes surprised to see sunspots. Although there is no way to predict with certainty when such sunspots might be visible to the naked eye, chances are good that they may appear…
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May 22, 1995
The University Record, May 22, 1995 Restructuring HR/AA administration prompts staff adjustments Robert Holmes, assistant vice president for academic affairs and executive adviser for M-Quality, will become director of the Human Resources Development program in the Human Resources/Affirmative Action (HR/AA) division. Holmes replaces Sally Johnson, who will head the Consultation and Conciliation Services for HR/AA.…
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May 22, 1995
The University Record, May 22, 1995 RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM By Jared Blank Forty-two faculty/student research teams have been awarded funding in the latest round of Research Partnerships. The award will provide support for two terms in 1995-96. The program, which began in 1987, is supported by the Office of the Dean of the Rackham School…
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May 22, 1995
The University Record, May 22, 1995 U.S. House, Senate Budget committees submit proposals By Jared Blank The budget committees in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have completed markups of their federal budget proposals. The House passed its proposal last Thursday, and the Senate is debating its resolution this week. Upon passage by their…
